Brokaw reports from Berlin WallNov. 9, 1989: NBC's Tom Brokaw reports from West Germany hours after the East German government announced that residents would be able to move freely between the countries for the first time in more than 25 years.

Archival video

East Germans escape through tunnelDec. 10, 1962: An NBC News special report. University students in West Germany dig a tunnel under the newly constructed Berlin Wall to help people escape from communist East Germany.

Pieces of history

Interactive map: Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, bits of the iconic structure can now be found in some unexpected places across the U.S.